The History of MLB's 20 Strikeout Games

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[@waxknucklebearingjuice5592]

You really gonna bite on @SummoningSalt like that and not give credit ? Not cool bro ...

[@AndThatsBaseball]

@@waxknucklebearingjuice5592 the video is really clearly a nod to his format. I’ve talked to him, he’s completely fine with it, and he enjoyed the first MLB Record Progression (idk if he’s seen this one)

[@paysonfox88]

Nolan Ryan still holds the record for "no hitter" strikeouts. He got 17 K's in a game in the early 70's where he no-hit the Detroit tigers. That game was insane to the point where Norm Cash, a former batting champion for the Tigers, came up to the plate swinging a ripped off clubhouse table leg instead of a bat. Umpire told him to get a real bat after one swing, and Cash replied "It don't matter, cuz I can't hit Ryan's stuff today anyways." The date was July 15, 1973, and it was his 2nd no hitter that year. This was later tied in 2015 by Max Scherzer, whom you're covering in this video. Goes to show just how good he is.

[@CiricTorian]

Wood and Feller both striking out their ages is one of my favorite baseball records

[@sneersh9107]

Clemens got so close to striking out his jersey number, such a tease lol

[@pwx13]

How about if I struck out my age 38, that would be impressive

[@FrostyBalls01]

I was at that game. I’m a life long cubs fan and was lucky enough to be able to go to that game. When Kerry was pitching it looked like he was throwing with ease that game. Pitching master class. Wish he didn’t have the elbow problem

[@mptness4389]

@@pwx13 I'd be more impressed that you pitched 13 innings, honestly.

[@jakeybby8527]

@@FrostyBalls01hope your balls were toasty

[@underhandcloud1414]

Kerry Wood’s game is the stuff of legend. He made a hall of famer with 3,000 career hits in Craig Biggio happy that he grounded out. May never see another single game performance as dominant as that

[@danr154]

right? thats about as close to a "bat flip" as youd ever see a guy like Biggio do.

[@joshsmith4512]

craig 😂 atleast i made contact. norm cash bringing a table leg to the plate against ryan was great too. ump told him he couldnt use that, he said why? im not going to hit it anyway 😂

[@owenjohnson469]

They did a game stat for that game and it’s arguably the greatest thrown game ever. The only hit was a fluke and the amount of swinging strikes was unreal

[@boogitybear2283]

Kerry Wood’s 2 Run Home Run in the 2003 NLCS was even better! That moment to this day was the wildest reaction by the Wrigley Field Crowd in existence! God it’s a shame that team didn’t win that night.

[@TheBlackWaltz]

I watched a documentary about that game. It's unreal. Even just the highlights look absurd.

[@davidmartinez52420]

My favorite part about Wood's 20 K day was he had no idea he had done that until he was told. That fist pump at the end was him celebrating the fact that he didn't give up a walk as he did not have great control during warmups. You can see the look of confusion on his face at the end when he's getting mobbed by his teammates because he had no idea what he'd just done.

[@Bradleytosh]

Kerry Woods masterpiece 20 k game. It's legendary. I have watched the highlights and the documentary hundreds of times. Gives me goosebumps

[@Bradleytosh]

Great job on the Video bud

[@salamisticc]

That documentary the cubs made is a masterpiece

[@samjump8892]

Yeah and he said during warmup he couldn't find the strike zone which makes it more special.

[@K-Bronz15]

I remember watching Kerry Wood's performance on TV live as a kid. Man the way his curve moved that day nobody was going to touch it. Once of the most dominating performances against a stacked Astros lineup. The game should've been a Complete Game, 20 Strikeout, No-Hitter!

[@RyanMelyon]

It was the most dominating performance in pro sports history.

[@danschmidt5189]

I watched it when it happened, too. The only thing I'd take away from Wood is that the strike zone was massive. Just absolutely huge. And you can really see the Astros struggling to cope with that. (Moises in particular.)

[@setaside2]

Kerry still holds the record for fastest ever to 1000 strikeouts in both innings and appearances. He had amazing stuff. It's a shame about his injuries but... he gave Cubs fans someone to love, even when he stepped out as the closer. He's one of those players whose rookie card will always be worth a little something, specifically because he was a crowd favorite.

[@nomorefielders]

Immaculate intro Immaculate record Immaculate video

[@AndThatsBaseball]

The NMF stamp of approval, love to see it

[@Gemnist98]

So, an immaculate inning? Scherzer has plenty to spare.

[@1Epicocity]

Great video! Format being Summoning Salt inspired I assume and it works so well with this type of baseball record story telling. Weaving in Scherzer's game with the storyline gave it that extra step above!

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Heavily SummoningSalt inspired (he gave me his seal of approval through twitter DMs, we’re basically best friends, I’m a huge deal) Expect more of these in the future (and more Home background music)

[@jacobrowley4201]

@@AndThatsBaseball dude holy shit this is SUCH a good idea ive been hoping someone would do a series like this! hoping it spreads to other sports as well. keep it up! :)

[@broncos435]

feels very dorktown-y as well

[@AndThatsBaseball]

@@broncos435 the google earth animation is straight from the Jon Bois playbook

[@broncos435]

@@AndThatsBaseball you know ball

[@geoffreygriffin3015]

The music kicked in, and I thought i was about to find out Matt Turk played baseball too....if you know, you know. 😁

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Matt Turk would've struck out all 27

[@patrickledonne5547]

Kerry wood was nasty that day. Unbelievable movement on his breaking pitch. Against the killer B Astros no less. Biggio, bagwell, bell, and Moises alou. A game I've watched more than once.

[@chrisshergie1030]

not sure those were the killer b’s…i think berkman replaced bell and then they became the killer b’s…i could be wrong though

[@patrickledonne5547]

@@chrisshergie1030 Google is your friend

[@Nick9Three]

Kerry Wood, a 20 year old rookie who was taking the mound for only the 5th time EVER in the Major Leagues struck out as many batters as years he was alive. Truly the best, most remarkable pitching performances of all time. The statistician Bill James devised the “Game Score Metric” in 1988 to evaluate a starting pitchers performance. Kerry Wood scored a 105, the highest score ever achieved to this date. Kerry pitched a one hit (was definitely an E5, the ball was playable and hit off Kevin Orie’s glove) shutout against a beefy Astros lineup. To think that could of been a 20 strike out no hitter is mind blowing. He threw a total of 122 pitches, 88 of which were strikes. I remember watching in awe as a 6 year old kid sitting at my grandmothers house in Iowa. I firmly believe nobody will come close to that mark. Sadly, Kerry’s career was hampered by injuries and like many other Chicago sports figures (D Rose to name the most glaring) he will always have the “What if” moniker permanently attached to his name . Still had a great career. But he lived in the shadow of that game for the rest of it. We love you Kerry. You made me a baseball fan, and a lifelong Cubs fan. 🍻

[@bobsondugnutt4379]

Fantastic video! I remember watching this game live on TV (along with Max's two no-hitters) and will forever be grateful that I was able to watch him pitch every fifth day for the Nats.

[@dougfromsoanierana]

Max is by far the most dominant pitcher I’ve seen in person. His number will be retired at Nats Park when he’s done.

[@Bradleytosh]

Tears everytime I watch Kerry's 20 k game lol

[@trivialtrav]

I was only 11 at the time, but being from Chicago I certainly remember Wood's performance that day. People were calling each other during the game to make sure they were watching. At little league practice we all pretended to be Woods. Being a Cubs fan is painful. That game helps though. Too bad Harry Caray had died earlier that year and missed this.

[@Telecastersanonymous]

If you watch the cubs documentary on the wood game, they said when biggio grounded out he ran by and smirked at Kerry, and said “it was a victory for a hall of fame hitter to ground out”

[@J.C...]

Kerry's game was one of the greatest pitching dominations ever. Up there with Bob Feller and those guys. No question. Kerry may not be a HOFer but he had once-in-a-lifetime stuff that day.

[@jefftucker9225]

He always had elite stuff until he got injured, he main issue was control

[@davedronski7749]

I stayed home from school so I was able to watch Kerry strike out 20 and that was the most dominant pitching performance EVER! The fact that it should have been a no hitter is something people seem to forget. Whoever was responsible for not scoring that grounder as an error is insane!

[@jasperbarnett6819]

I was at that Scherzer game - easily the best regular season game I've ever seen. I'd say people really started talking when he was through 7 with 15 K's - we all remembered he had the franchise record with 17 in his no-no against the Mets the year before, but a lot of us (at least in my section) didn't know the MLB record until word started spreading (I'll admit I had to look it up), right around the 7th inning stretch IIRC. I went into that game expecting a pitcher's duel between two guys facing their former teams for the first time, and MAN did it not disappoint.

[@kingtacogod3327]

Bro I can’t lie the music in all of your videos are amazing.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

You know music

[@cizzymac]

Woody's performance was the stuff of legends. I still can't believe I got to watch this game live on television.

[@IrishPlante]

The structure of this video and how you built the narrative was excellent.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@Diggerdog2nd]

Of course, its B.S that Clemons ain't in the Hall YET because like Bonds before any allegations he already had a HOF career & no matter what the scorer mistakenly thought Kerry Wood threw a no hitter that day. And one last bitch, Taking Randy out because his teammates couldn't get him runs was ridiculous. Great video by the way!!!

[@underhandcloud1414]

Phenomenal video! Extremely well done and loved the graph showing the progression of the record throughout history

[@ChristopherJ.Barnes]

What a great way to make a video about what most people would think would be pretty straight forward. Great video!

[@loganmarshall7092]

This was genuinely the most inspiring video I’ve seen. Great Job

[@stevemeters3090]

Fantastic video. Can't wait to fall down the rabbit hole of your channel. instant subscription.

[@danielkoucky7680]

I love the Jon Bois inspiration but your own great take. Subbed.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Exactly what I’m going for

[@noschieb]

What i got from this video….the Tigers really can’t catch a break and are on the bad end of a lot of amazing pitching performances 😂

[@JohnSmith-so4qg]

The biggest regret of my life came on May 11, 2016 when on my 8th grade trip to DC. See me and few of my friends were debating on sneaking away from our school group and attending the nationals game that day. We were scared and backed out, but oh man if I had a do-over I would’ve taken whatever consequences came from that to witness Max Scherzer’s 20 K game

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Biggest regret of your life *so far*

[@teen_laqueefa]

@@AndThatsBaseball very Homer-esque

[@nb_nic]

Biggio bat flipping that groundball is wild, what a menace lol

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Best contact they got all day I’d celebrate too

[@danr154]

and Biggio was a classy old school player. Guys didnt bat flip back then for anything.

[@nicklenio8131]

Very well put together video. Everything is on point. Graphics and the overall plot, narrating and content.

[@MJCFilms]

no “history of” video would be complete without We’re Finally Landing by Home in it. fantastic video!

[@mukitulislam3533]

I actually remember Wood's start 🎉. I was like bruv. One of my friends had a vhs of the game back in the day

[@OldBenKenobi2318]

That “hit” not being ruled an error kinda reminds me of the Jim Joyce call that ruined the perfect game. Kerry Wood still made history but he would’ve made even more history.

[@jaredcampbell]

Fantastic video!! Love how you weaved the Scherzer game in the video!!

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@Telecastersanonymous]

As a 90’s kid who’s nana was a die hard cubs fan, which made me a die hard cubs fan. Sitting in her farm house in hiseville Kentucky watching the wood game is one of the greatest memories of my life. She lived the early part of her adult life in Chicago with my grandpa and fell in love with the cubs.

[@StarBoyBooya526]

I absolutely adored the music choices! great video

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Glad you enjoyed! New one coming out in a couple hours 👀

[@paradiseracer2437]

Great framing. Never seen the Scherzer game before and really thought he'd get 21.

[@liamday453]

i dont know if this is a hot take but definitively saying bob gibson’s 1968 was the greatest pitching season ever seems a lil reductive. i think an argument could certainly be made for pedro’s 2000 season where he had 291 ERA+ (33 points higher than Gibson in 68)

[@AndThatsBaseball]

In a statistical sense, you’re definitely not wrong, but I think Gibson’s ‘68 holds a special place in baseball legend, so I allow myself to use it superlatively

[@kyledavis693]

"Done with that first pitch slider bullshit" 🤣🤣 you speak Baseball and I'm glad I subscribed

[@stevenkanoff9441]

Yes Kerry woods game was incredible. But did you see that strike zone!? The ump was calling strikes 6 inches off the outside to righties. That also plays a big factor in how pitchers perform on a given night.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Most of these games were probably like this tbf. Strike zones in the 90s were sooooo much worse than they are right now, umps now get a lot of heat just cuz we know how to measure their performance in real time.

[@daleftuprightatsoldierfield]

That was pretty normal in the 90s

[@danr154]

it is kinda silly looking at now but yes this was quite normal at the time. Strike zones were a suggestion and pretty much each umpire made up their own zone and adjusted by batter height.

[@jefftucker9225]

I'm ok with a Ump having a big strike zone, as long as he calls it the same for both pitchers

[@BaseballAF]

Having a draftkings ad is one thing; having a draftkings ad underscored by Ride of the Valkyries is much more entertaining also good video!

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Thank you Ludwig and Schlatt for free music

[@OH_MY_DOGGG]

Kerry Woods was on my 12th birthday so its a milestone I always remember not that I was ever a Cubs fan. But I remember reading about it after school the next day.

[@LunarForte]

Love the video man! Keep it up! :)

[@WhatHappenedtoBaseball]

Been waiting for this one

[@one7deep7savage7]

Hell ya love Max Scherzer!

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Everyone loves Mad Max

[@davedronski7749]

Kerry Wood had the best 20 strikeout game of them all! He dominated the killer b's of the Astros! By far the most dominant pitching performance ever! The Astros didnt stand a chance against Kerry on that day.

[@jakeleibowitz165]

Excellent video, love the work man!

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@dukedematteo1995]

Clemens had a 9.7 K/9 in 1996, the year of his 2nd 20 K game. That was the 2nd best of his career at the time, more than a click higher than 1986. Clemens was at his best mid career, when he was still young enough to throw hard and log innings, and had perfected his split finger fastball....(a pitch he didnt throw much when he was young). A pitch that was just devastating in terms of deception and swing & miss.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

His Jays years might’ve been his best, he was incredible for about 2 decades straight, but I still think ‘86 was his best season in Boston. You are right, though, he really figured out the split around that point in his career, and it shows in his higher K rate.

[@Gemnist98]

@@AndThatsBaseball Yeah, sure - “figured it out”. (for the record, I’m an Astros fan; Clemens is a large part of why we won our only NL pennant and he actually lives in the Houston area - I’ve literally seen him GO-KARTING - so what he did hurts me and co. more than most).

[@dukedematteo1995]

@AndThatsBaseball 1986 was an incredible year for the Rocket. He had so many. I wish Schiraldi and company would have held on. He would have been Cy Young, MVP and a WS champion at 23 yrs old.

[@dukedematteo1995]

@gemnist8462 Well yea man, splitters aren't exactly an easy pitch to throw. (Part of the reason no one throws them anymore) He didn't throw the split in the 80s and early 90s with the Sox, not as much or nearly as effectively...It became his premiere out pitch starting in about 1994 or so. Watch the 86, 20K game...Its all gas with an occasional breaking ball. The 96 20 K game, he gets at least half the batters on the split. The idea he was ever "on the decline" at such an early age is absurd. From 23 to 35 he was in straight perennial Cy Young mode, which is a completely normal age range for a great pitcher to be at their best. After that is when he was accused of "getting help" for a few years (about 3 if you believe his accuser) after he was past his prime and some groin and leg injuries limited his durability (along with age and mileage.) Randy Johnson somehow peaked at 38. Curt Schilling at 35 or 37. Smoltz had two of his best years at 39 and 40. But I'm supposed to think Clemens couldn't hack it anymore for some odd, unexplained reason at age 33, in his prime, and that adding an elite out pitch to his repertoire didn't have any positive effect? Come on. You can talk about the PED stuff w/o being ridiculous about it.

[@beastmodebrandon6963]

I still remeber that day I was at that game Wood throw his final K even though the Cubs lost its right behind the game 7 of 2016 as my favorite baseball moment.

[@kyleking21]

Love your videos ❤

[@ryanmccarthy7381]

Nice video, big dog. Im happy that I watched it. I don’t like to just frivolously throw my time around. This was worth it. I’m a guy who’s making deals all the time. Time is the only thing I cherish more than my business and my deals.

[@teen_laqueefa]

You would hate AVGN.....

[@jimbeam275]

It’s out of my hands, but I’m still in controllllllllllll, shout out to the 2-time

[@p.j.kussin5284]

I'm ngl when the Kendrick instrumental came on I stopped listening and started rapping in my head

[@paysonfox88]

9:40 -- The 1972 Version of Steve Carlton was a pitching god. He came the closest that anyone will ever come, or had ever come, to winning half of his team's games. He officially won 27 games of his teams' 59 wins on the season. If you count games that he appeared in, but didn't get the decision and they still won, then he was responsible for 30 out of those 59 wins. That 's how good Carlton was. He had a 1.9 ERA over almost 350 innings. That's insane!!!!

[@ShadowWizard123]

I watched the Kerry Wood game in real time that day. Probably the coolest baseball related thing I've experienced.

[@FTLnovaKid]

Kerry woods 20 strikeout game is definitely the best game ever pitched so far. Yes, he had major help from the ump (Jerry Meals) but he was electric that entire game. Almost had a no hitter too. 😑

[@Gnar_Dogg]

Shout out to kerry wood for being my absolute idol as a kid. Tried to mimic him when I was pitching in high school ball. Glad I got to see him pitch at Wrigley numerous times. Makes me wanna rewatch that 20 k game again.

[@eliteplays4876]

Hey really nice video man, love the work, keep it up!

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@johncassani6780]

I remember turning on the radio at the end of Clemens’ 2nd 20k game, and thinking the Sox had been rained out, and they were playing a rebroadcast of the game from ‘86. Then they mentioned the Tigers, and I knew it was current. It also happened to be Clemens’ last win for the Red Sox.

[@DrAnarchy69]

I think Satchell Paige during his time in the Negro Leagues was the first person to pitch 100 MPH. The man who so dominant and sadly isn't given the credit he is due. It would surprise me if during his career he DIDN'T pitch at least one 20 strikeout game. Reminder to the haters: THE MLB OFFICIALLY COUNTS THE NEGRO LEAGUES AS A MAJOR LEAGUE SO THE STATS ARE VALID.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

I’d do anything to have more reliable negro league stats, video, and measurements of players like Satch and Josh Gibson. I try to spotlight those guys when I can, but the way I use stats unfortunately limits their inclusion in a lot of these vids.

[@RyanMelyon]

I was in good seats on the first base line for Mark Buherle's perfect game, and even during that, I was like "this is good but it's not Kerry Wood embarrassing Astros hall of famers good"

[@madc2004]

Bob Feller. The Heater from Van Meter

[@teen_laqueefa]

That music during Woods performance was a tribute to Summoning Salt

[@nickferdinand1021]

Loved the Halo 3 music starting at 15:00!!

[@tylerfield9674]

really pulled out the summoning salt music for this one, jokes aside great video

[@djbeezy]

You know what's crazy about Kerry's 20 strike out game. When got to 20 and did that fist pump he felt a weird tweak in his arm when he did that. It turns out he hurt himself doing that. And that is what led to his injury plagued career.

[@danr154]

ive heard that too. i tore up my elbow too throwing a basketball one-armed like a dumbass like full-court baseball throw.....I felt a weird sensation like something kinda pulling or sliding apart....didnt really hurt and I finished the game. Came home and made breakfast, grabbed the milk......and the moment i tried to pick it up it was like a sniper shot my fucking elbow and dropped it to the floor, couldnt hold it, white hot pain. Awful. I can see how with adrenaline he could have not felt it at the moment.

[@theapologist6717]

This is quality content for a seasoned vet, much less a (relative) beginner Cheers

[@blessd24]

As a 13 year old Cardinal fan in 1998, i wasnt altogether thrilled about Kerry Wood's 20K game. But i remember it fondly now. I also remember thinking Pujols would have good battles with Kerry Wood and Mark Prior, but pitchers have a rough go with staying healthy. Baseball is a cruel game in this way.

[@erik_from_wisconsin4978]

Rodger Clemens should be in the HOF.

[@brendanlynch1950]

that three6mafia instrumental really had me in it.

[@TCUsouthpaw]

What’s just as impressive as anything was 97 on 111. That is CRAZY arm stamina. Like imagine if Usain Bolt could keep his 100m splits up for a whole marathon.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Scherzer is a dying breed, not may can do that past the century mark anymore

[@Gemnist98]

Nah, the greatest game ever pitched is Roki Sasaki’s perfect game - 19 strikeouts, a higher Game Score than Wood’s game, and again, IT WAS A PERFECT GAME.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Kerry Wood doing that to the best offense in the best baseball league in the middle of the run happy steroid era >>>

[@Gemnist98]

@@AndThatsBaseball I’m an Astros fan, and I gotta say, while we had a great offense, our season would never have been as great as it was had we not acquired Randy Johnson at the trade deadline, who then proceeded to pull a CC Sabathia-Brewers situation on us. The bats ultimately went cold as the season progressed, leading us to being dominated by the Padres in the NLDS. As for NPB vs. MLB, putting aside the usual claim about MLB having the cumulative best players that is incredibly exclusionary and reductive, NPB is also a far more contact-oriented league, with players hitting way more for average than for power, especially in the steroid era where players like Bagwell were expected to mash. There is a difference in walking since MLB values plate discipline and walks more than NPB, but back in pre-Moneyball era that included 1998 that was not the case, so it was far more likely that strikeouts were to occur. The fact that Sasaki not only struck out nineteen but also didn’t allow a single base runner, neither by hits or walks, in a league where hitting became so commonplace that a no-hitter hadn’t been thrown in almost two years, against the Orix Buffaloes - who went on to WIN the Japan Series and included OBP king and recent MLB star Masataka Yoshida - is nothing short of incredible. Also, he beat Wood’s game score by a single point. Not to take away from Wood’s game though; it’s still the greatest pitching performance in MLB history, and I would absolutely change that one hit to an error if I could so that he had the no-hitter on top of that. It’s a shocker that Wood (along with rotation mate Mark Prior) isn’t in the Cubs Hall of Fame yet, because he absolutely deserves it.

[@poindextertunes]

I gotta go with ATB on this one considering the MLB is the biggest stage in the world for baseball

[@Gemnist98]

@@poindextertunes It really isn’t. Great baseball players are scattered all over the globe, most of whom don’t play in MLB. And the most recent WBC got way more TV views than the World Series ever has.

[@wingracer1614]

@@AndThatsBaseball You sure about that? Who won the WBC again?

[@gabrielilles6506]

Love the summoning salt music 😊

[@joshuaseib7514]

Hell no with the Dr. Disrespect song in the background 3:29 lol that’s freaking awesome man I love it. Did you know that was his song?

[@lowrollerscraps2477]

Well done! Great presentation.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Thanks!

[@evolancer211]

Man, I remember the Kerry Wood's game. That was some captivating baseball there

[@chick3nmp693]

As a Tigers fan I’m very upset by the amount of appearances they have in this video

[@danielschueler7110]

Summoning Salt music going crazy for Kerry Wood

[@tylersus3249]

17:28 I HAD THIS SONG STUCK IN MY HEAD EARLIER WHAAAATTT???

[@Brooklynquietmoney]

Great video bro 🔥

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Thanks!

[@fortynights1513]

You tell me if this unacknowledged MLB record is unbreakable: In 1991, Milwaukee started 43-60; 17 games under .500, and worked their way to an outright winning record, 83-79 at that. 17 games under .500 to a winning record in the same season has not been done any other time. I think it’s unbreakable because some organizations may be inclined to tank after going that far under .500 instead of trying to finish with a respectable record. What do you think?

[@AndThatsBaseball]

With the expanded playoffs, idk that it’s unbreakable. Teams may be more willing to go for it, but this is a really cool stat and I’ll def look into those brewers.

[@fortynights1513]

@@AndThatsBaseball One other thing I should point out, these are the nine teams who made it to a winning record after falling 15 games under .500 in the history of the MLB (even if you include the 1800’s teams, none did this): 2005 Athletics 2005 Astros 2001 White Sox 1991 Brewers 1988 Padres 1965 Pirates 1962 Phillies 1937 Braves 1914 Braves The 2005 Astros and 1914 Braves of whom made it to the World Series with the latter winning it all. It’s often acknowledged that the Braves were in last place on July 4th, but in June I believe, they were further under .500. But Milwaukee is the lone winning team to go 17 under .500.

[@dukedematteo1995]

​@fortynights1513 Very interesting. I knew the 2005 Astros couldn't hit at all for long stretches of the season...but had an incredible staff with Clemens, Pettitte, Oswalt, and Lidge in the pen.

[@dukedematteo1995]

​@@fortynights1513 Why did Milwaukee let Paul Molitor go? How? I remember my father, who hated Selig, thought that was the dumbest move and was really happy when Molitor had a career year in 1993 and raked in the World Series for the Jays....He was appalled how miserly Selig was towards his star hitter and future HOFer.

[@fortynights1513]

@@dukedematteo1995 Age may have been part of why he was let go. Some players at 36 are declining, but Molitor ended up being productive for a few more years. In the stretch of 1991 where Milwaukee came back to .500, Molitor hit .332. But the player who really stepped up his game was B.J. Surhoff who’s final numbers don’t look anything exceptional, but he hit .348 with a .375 on base percentage over that span.

[@robsop9512]

well structured video. nicely done.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@Bucksfan1213]

Bro lemme get into that patreon! Love your content and so glad I’m here from the beginning! I just know you’re gonna blow up. This is on par with Secret Base quality videos. 🙏

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Patreon this summer 👀👀

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@@AndThatsBaseball I’ll be ready 🙏👊

[@FredDuval]

Awesome video! A good mix between Jon Bois, Summoning Salt (look it up 😊) and well, you, I guess. Subscribed!

[@bolbol6153]

this is an amazing channel

[@homerwiser5564]

Love the DUCKWORTH instrumental

[@sly-1429]

I was at the Kerry Wood game. It was a crappy, rainy day but it was a great day. I skipped work to go to the game.

[@SconnerStudios]

I'm kind of surprised you didn't mention Pedro Martinez striking out 17 in 1999 against the Yankees. While it may not have been the highest total strikeout game, the late 90s Yankees were probably the most stacked team roster aside from the 1927 Yankees. And he did it AT Yankee Stadium. 1999 Pedro may have been the greatest pitching season ever, considering it was the height of the steroid era, Pedro himself was like 170 soaking wet and 5'9" with cleats on, and compared to earlier pitchers like Bob Gibson or Bob Feller, players in recent decades have had to throw harder pitches. Either way, we're going to see a lot less Pedros, Scherzers, and Verlanders with time. We'll probably never see another 300 game winner, and eventually never see another 200 game winner. Makes you wonder if the owners are going to have to do start paying a lot more money because they're going to burn through players faster and faster, with shorter and shorter careers, thus larger annual salaries. I kind of miss even 10-20 years ago when pitchers like Pedro and Jon Lester were consistently in the rotation. Nowadays, it's a rarity to even see a pitcher like Scherzer, Grienke, or Verlander in the starting rotation for more than a few years.

[@poindextertunes]

Pedro’s circle change was the stuff of legends 🔥

[@dukedematteo1995]

Pedro's 17 K game was something else. He ran into a Chili Davis HR but other than that pure dominance of a great hitting team. Pedro, was better than anyone inning for inning. And yes his 1999 and 2000 were years for the ages. He was a little light on the innings, but his 1.74 ERA and 11 WAR in 2000 makes it one of the best seasons ever...behind only Gibson's 68, Carlton's 72 and Doc Gooden's 85. In the creators defense the video was about the 9 inning K record, and 20 Ks had been established as the record 13 years before, and matched twice a year or so before, so I can see why he left it out.

[@dangeiger9796]

I remember Wood’s game well. I got home from school in about the 6th inning and watched the rest

[@sportsguy1291]

Amazing video

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@TravisLawrence12]

Dipping into Summoning Salt's soundtrack. nice.

[@kingofthegame321]

When you watch baseball youtube AND Summoning Salt .... Great music at the end!

[@brendank4927]

This is such a great video

[@ZachPach]

Great video keep up the work 🫡🤝

[@Jardee0910]

Kerry Wood's legendary game was on day I was born 🙌🏼

[@PTFVBVB]

Another ATB banger as anticipated

[@AndThatsBaseball]

U know, just the usual

[@docdeacon74]

Loved this video.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@hateusernames2]

Kerry Wood, 'The Rocket' Roger Clemens, 'Mad' Max Scherzer 20 strikeout games are legendary. Pedro Martinez fanning out 19 Yankees was awesome as well... ooh wait it was 17.. my bad